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How to Make Shoes Less Slippery

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During the winter months, and depending where you are in the UK, you may tend to see a fair amount of rain, sleet and snow. This weather can make travelling quite difficult, especially on foot! As the rain and snow settle, that’s where the ground can get a bit icy, creating a very unsteady and slippery surface! If you’re braving the cold weather, you need shoes that can cope with these conditions. Snow boots are the obvious choice, but there are ways you can make your other shoes and boots less prone to slipping too!

But it’s not only harsh weather conditions that cause us to slip and slide when out and about. Some shoes are naturally slippery themselves and we usually don’t realise, until they’ve been worn in, that they’re likely to cause slips and falls.

There are many different ways that we can reduce the slipperiness of our shoes – here are just some of them…